The child was taken to hospital on Wednesday evening, but died a short time after.

Services were searching for a swimmer that may have got into difficulty in the sea, police said.

Drone footage of endangered dolphins swimming with paddleboarders in Southland could help artificial intelligence which is being used for conservation.

Māori receive less treatment after suffering a stroke and have worse outcomes, but an expert is hopeful the Māori Health Authority will address this.

Anna Wallace, founder of Locomo, thinks people should be able to show some of their personality with their walkers.

There's been 30 earthquakes beneath the summit since December 30, but the volcanic alert level remains at level 1.

The blockage sent raw sewage into a stream that feeds the main lake of Pukekura Park.

Jeanne Sampson spent her 20s working on top secret operations cracking Nazi codes before moving to New Zealand where she has just turned 100.

Family break away from a life of working and paying a mortgage to travel New Zealand in a house truck.

More than five years after contractors first started ripping up Riccarton Rd, the city council says no more work is planned along the 3.2km stretch.

Lockie Ferguson thunderbolts claim six as de Grandhomme scores big century and Santner finds form with bat in Ford Trophy.

Covid-19 loses much of its infectivity within five minutes of becoming airborne, and 90 per cent of its infectivity within 20 minutes, new research finds.

Six people were taken to Waikato Hospital after the serious crash on State Highway 1, near Hickey Rd.

Those who visited Coroglen Tavern, Smitty’s Sportsbar and Grill or Roxy nightclub at the same time as a Covid case are being asked to self-isolate.

Vaccinating children is about protecting them from severe illness, not just reducing the spread of Covid-19, study author says.

Thomas Phillips, who disappeared in the bush with his three young children, sparking a massive search, has failed to appear in court.

Summer's here and the outdoor living is easy - and stylish with these buys.

A fleet of four trucks will deliver more than 1.5 million litres of water daily from the Temuka Reservoir to the Ōpihi pipeline, with the Timaru District Council revealing test results show a higher than normal level of the mineral manganese in the ...

The NZ sharemarket fell for the third day in a row, bucking the global trend following comments from the head of the US central bank.

Additional vaccintion centre will be opened in Palmerston North to accomodate children's programme.